Michigan / Kalkaska County
#56 of 83 MI counties · 33 structures
Cell towers in Kalkaska County, MI
The FCC registry lists 33 constructed antenna structures in Kalkaska County, 1% of Michigan's 4,535. Ownership is spread across 20 registrants; the largest, Alltel, has 6 (18%). The three big tower companies — American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA — hold 11 between them.
Who owns the towers in Kalkaska County
20 different registrants own the 33 structures. One is registered to an individual or family trust, whose name this site withholds. Owner names are the registrant's legal entity as filed with the FCC; the large tower companies file under many subsidiary names, which this site groups into families where the brand is in the name or listed in the company's SEC filings.
Height and age
The median structure here stands 295 feet, 70 feet taller than the Michigan median — a sign of broadcast and rural coverage towers rather than short suburban sites. The tallest is a structure near Kalkaska at 1243 feet, built in 1970. More than in any other decade, 36% were built in the 1990s.
Every registered structure
Sorted tallest first. The registration number opens the FCC record, which shows the exact location and the owner's contact for the structure. A tower on your land that is not in this list is probably under 200 feet and away from airports, so it did not need registering — see why some towers aren't listed.
| FCC reg. | Type | Height | Built | City | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1006720 | Other or unspecified | 1243 ft | 1970 | Kalkaska | Chesapeake Media I, LLC |
| 1220711 | Guyed tower | 691 ft | 2020 | Giddings | WKJF Radio, Inc. |
| 1054403 | Guyed tower | 500 ft | 1999 | Rapid City | MICHIGAN, STATE OF |
| 1065991 | Guyed tower | 500 ft | 1999 | Sharon | MICHIGAN, STATE OF |
| 1065992 | Guyed tower | 500 ft | 1999 | Deward | MICHIGAN, STATE OF |
| 1005843 | Guyed tower | 499 ft | 1985 | Rapid City | Crown Castle Towers 06-2 LLC |
| 1031839 | Guyed tower | 497 ft | 1968 | Rapid River Township | WPBN Licensee, LLC |
| 1057637 | Tower | 425 ft | 2006 | Kalkaska | Global Tower, LLC. through American Towers, LLC |
| 1021171 | Tower | 349 ft | 1995 | Cub Lake | Alltel Corporation |
| 1204253 | Tower | 349 ft | 1999 | Mancelona | Alltel Corporation |
| 1021183 | Tower | 348 ft | 1992 | Kalkaska | Alltel Corporation |
| 1027129 | Guyed tower | 307 ft | 1997 | South Boardman | American Towers LLC |
| 1061650 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 1999 | South Boardman | American Towers LLC |
| 1241235 | Guyed tower | 305 ft | 2005 | South Boardman | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1056762 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 1998 | Fife Lake | American Towers LLC |
| 1327889 | Guyed tower | 304 ft | 2024 | Mancelona | TAG Towers, LLC |
| 1007145 | Tower | 295 ft | 1974 | Kalkaska | SUCT LLC |
| 1053935 | Tower | 290 ft | 1998 | Kalkaska | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1062002 | Tower | 275 ft | 1999 | Kalkaska | SBA Structures, LLC |
| 1000546 | Tower | 273 ft | 1995 | Kalkaska | SBA Towers II LLC |
| 1326003 | Lattice tower | 270 ft | 2024 | Fife Lake | VB BTS, ll, LLC |
| 1219872 | Tower | 263 ft | 2001 | Kalkaska | Alltel Corporation |
| 1328052 | Guyed tower | 260 ft | 2024 | Fife Lake | APC Towers, LLC |
| 1250285 | Tower | 259 ft | 2006 | Alden | Alltel Corporation |
| 1302001 | Lattice tower | 256 ft | 2018 | Fife Lake | AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC |
| 1256147 | Lattice tower | 255 ft | 2006 | Rapid River Township | American Towers LLC |
| 1311027 | Lattice tower | 250 ft | 2023 | Kalkaska | APC Towers IV, LLC |
| 1056763 | Lattice tower | 227 ft | 2002 | Kalkasa | American Towers LLC |
| 1243148 | Tower | 199 ft | 2004 | Mancelona | Alltel Corporation |
| 1307348 | Lattice tower | 179 ft | 2018 | Williansburg | Tillman Infrastructure, LLC |
| 1001105 | Tower | 145 ft | 1973 | Kalkaska | DTE Energy Company |
| 1272755 | Tower | 140 ft | 2011 | Kalkaksak | Kalkaska County Central Dispatch |
| 1300084 | Monopole | 104 ft | 1986 | Kalkaska | Private owner (name withheld) |
If you have a tower lease in Kalkaska County
Find your structure above, open its FCC record and confirm the owner — that is the company your lease runs to today, even if a different carrier signed it originally. Before answering a buyout offer, put your current rent, escalator and remaining term into the calculator to see what the rent is worth and what return the offer assumes.
Counties in Michigan with similar tower counts: Oceana County (35), Dickinson County (34), Otsego County (34), Gratiot County (32), Manistee County (32).
Source: FCC Antenna Structure Registration, weekly public access file (r_tower.zip, created 2026-10-18); constructed registrations only; locations rounded. Checked 2026-10-23. Methodology.